title: Transference of thoracodorsal nerve to musculocutaneous or axillary nerve in old traumatic injury.
abstract: On the basis of anatomic studies, we have devised a new method of transferring the thoracodorsal nerve to reinnervate the paralytic deltoid or biceps muscles in an old traumatic injury of the associated nerve. It has been applied to a case of musculocutaneous nerve injury and two cases of axillary nerve injury with good results. The muscle functions have returned to normal within 1 and 2 years, respectively, as shown by electromyography and the muscular contractility test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: D X
authors.initials: DX
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: S Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Zhoug
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla / Q000293:injuries / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation*; D009138:Musculocutaneous Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D009417:Nerve Tissue / Q000637:transplantation; D013909:Thorax